Northern Ireland at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

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Northern Ireland at the
1974 British Commonwealth Games
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CGA Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
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in Christchurch, New Zealand
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
6
British Commonwealth Games appearances
Other related appearances
Green harp flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (1930)

Northern Ireland competed at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 25 January to 2 February 1974. [1]

Contents

Northern Ireland finished 9th in the medal table with three gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals. [2]

The Northern Irish team was named in October 1973. [3] [4]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Team

Officials

Athletics

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Mike Bull pole vault, decathlon Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Joe Chivers 200, 400m
Charles James Kirkpatrick 110m hurdles
William Alexander Kirkpatrick long jump
Raymond A. Knox decathlon
Paul Lawther 1500m
John McLaughlin marathon
Mike Teer marathon

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Avril McClelland 100, 200m
Linda Joan McCurry 100, 200m
Mary Peters 100m hurdles, high jump, pentathlon, shot put Gold medal icon (G initial).svg

Badminton

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Colin Bell singles, doubles, mixed
David Doherty singles, doubles, mixed

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Barbara Beckett singles, doubles, mixed
Dorothy Cunningham singles, doubles, mixed

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
David Campbell 63.5kg light-welterweight
Gordon Ferris 81kg middlweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Gerry Hamill 57kg featherweight
Raymond Heaney 60kg lightweight
Davy Larmour 51kg flyweight Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
John Rodgers 67kg welterweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
William Hudson scratch, pursuit, time trial
Dave Kane road race, scratch, time trial, pursuit
Joseph Smyth scratch, pursuit, time trial

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Jim Craig fours/rinksMossley BC
Jimmy Dennison fours/rinksBanbridge BC
Jimmy Donnelly fours/rinksFalls BC
Roy Fulton singlesColeraine BC
Billy Pimley pairsFalls BC
Gerry Sloan fours/rinksBangor BC
Billy Tate pairsShaftesbury BC

Shooting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Bertie Aitkin 50m rifle prone
Ernie Neely Fullbore fifle
Ken Stanford 50m pistol, rapid fire pistol
William Ward 50m rifle prone, fullbore rifle

Swimming

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Ivan Corry 100, 200m breaststroke, relay
Rob Howard 100m backstroke, relay
Andrew Hunter 100m freestyle, relay
Martin McGrory 100, 200m breaststroke, relay

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Alex McAfee 90kg middle-heavyweight
Tommy McAfee 110kg heavyweight
Paul Ross 67.5kg lightweight
Joe Sheppard 82.5kg light-heavyweight

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Ireland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Medal Standings Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Christchurch contenders" . Belfast Telegraph. 6 October 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 19 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Mike Go For Gold" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 19 January 1974. p. 7. Retrieved 2 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "The Magnificent Seven" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 12 January 1974. p. 8. Retrieved 2 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
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